10-Day Danube Cruises
What if you explored Budapest with a city tour, enjoyed a Hungarian folklore show on board, and experienced Oktoberfest in Munich? The Danube delivers culture and celebration. Visit Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum packed with masterpieces, tour Göttweig Abbey and the scenic Wachau Valley, and basically this cruise times perfectly with Munich's famous festival. Ten days of European highlights with beer gardens as the grand finale.
Insider tips: Recommended 10-day Danube itineraries
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Illuminations on the Danube (Eastbound) 2026
Luxury Suite Ships carry passengers from Vilshofen to Budapest over 10 days, stopping at 8 major ports including Vienna's Imperial Palace and Bratislava's St. Martin's Cathedral. The route includes the Schlögen Oxbow, Wachau Valley's vineyards, and Hungary's Danube-Ipoly National Park.

European Charm GO
This 9-day route covers 6 countries and 9 cities from Vienna to Amsterdam with Prague Castle admission, Danube cruises in Budapest and Prague, and a Rhine cruise between Rüdesheim and St. Goar. You'll see Prague's Old Town Square, walk through Rothenburg ob der Tauber's medieval center, and check out Zaanse Schans windmills and Volendam fishing village.

Vienna Austria
133 miBudapest Hungary
100 miBratislava Slovakia
181 miPrague Czech Republic
52 miPilsen Czech Republic
144 miRothenburg ob der Tauber Germany
84 miFrankfurt-am-Main Germany
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Rudesheim am Rhein Germany
15 miSankt Goar Germany
63 miCologne Germany
132 miAmsterdam Netherlands
7 miZaanse Schans Netherlands
10 miVolendam Netherlands
19 miMarken Netherlands
8 miAmsterdam Netherlands
What people love about 10-day Danube river cruises
- European Charm GO
The trip was a lot of fun! I got to see a lot of beautiful sights and the hotels were pretty nice! The guides were also great! Very informative and entertaining! There were some tiny communication mishaps, but they were all resolved quickly.
- Danube Classics Vienna 2026
The cruise was good except for they would not let us off the ship at Krems and Melk. The brochure said we could enjoy the sights at those places, but we had to stay on the ship the whole day while the few people who paid for an excursion could get off. That represents false advertising on your advertisement. Very unhappy and I will let other people know on the ratings.
- Christmas on the Danube featuring a 6-Night Danube River Cruise (Wurzburg to Vienna) (2026)
We've used Collette now for over 20 years. I have never been disappointed in any of my trips with them. We had planned to go to Italy and South Africa in 2020. Due to Covid-19 both of these trips were cancelled. Collette REFUNDED 100% of our money, they even refunded the insurance! This is unheard of in most of the travel industry. THANK YOU, Collette for taking care of us through the years and also for doing the "right" things always! Collette is the best!

























